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jacket, mess

human history
  • Other Name

    Mess jacket : Captain : Royal Army Medical Corps : [WW1] (descriptive name)

    Captain Talbot, RAMC (associated name)

  • Description

    Mess jacket with sash : Captain : Royal Army Medical Corps : [WW1]

    Belonged to Captain Talbot, Royal Army Medical Corps, [WW1]

    mess jacket; wool; lapel badge missing

    maker: London

  • Place
  • Associated Place
  • Accession Date
    Circa 1975
  • Other Id

    U041.1 (uniform)

  • Department
jacket, mess

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Artefact

  • Public Access Text

    Mess jacket, Captain Talbot, Royal Army Medical Corps, George V [WW1]

    This is possibly HJC Talbot, named by the Evening Post, 5 December 1918, ps2 lin a list recording New Zealand Army Promotions and Transfers. This includes, under the heading Medical Corps, “Q.M. H. J.C. Talbot, R.A.M.C. Retired List is granted the temporary rank of Major while employed at Trentham Camp.

  • Place
  • Date
    Circa 1910
  • Associated Notes

    Mess jacket, Captain Talbot, Royal Army Medical Corps, George V [WW1]

    This is possibly HJC Talbot, named by the Evening Post, 5 December 1918, ps2 lin a list recording New Zealand Army Promotions and Transfers. This includes, under the heading Medical Corps, “Q.M. H. J.C. Talbot, R.A.M.C. Retired List is granted the temporary rank of Major while employed at Trentham Camp.

  • Associated Event
    WW1; 1914-1918
    pre-WW1
  • Associated Person
  • Associated Place
  • Period
  • Classification
  • Last Update
    15 May 2023
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